Playhouse West is the original home of Sanford Meisner's Los Angeles classes, where he taught beginning in 1987 until the end of his teaching career. During this period Mr. Meisner continued to evolve his technique, adding new exercises and approaches. Only the Playhouse West teachers experienced these advances of one of the Master teachers of acting. So, the Playhouse West approach is completely unique in that it incorporates these innovations to Mr. Meisner's work, as well as being one of the very few teaching institutions that experienced first-hand instruction from Mr. Meisner himself.

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Saturday, June 19, 2010

Saturday, 9 a.m. Shorts

Greta The Cook
(7 min, comedy)
Directed by Roland Pogosan
A golden opportunity to cook for a wealthy bachelor gets compromised by an unexpected mistake as a young woman struggles to prepare a lavish meal for her new boss and his strange dinner guest.

Cold
(4 min, drama)
Directed by Ricardo Ultreras, Elena Fabri
Robert contemplates his present relationship while being haunted by his past.

Easy Money
(4 min, drama)
Directed Tony Dang
A girl finds a bag of money.

The Job
(9 min, comedy)
Directed by Nicholas Griffith
Two bumbling crooks kidnap the son of a rich man. One has dreams of breaking into more legitimate business ventures and the other dreams of a day when his wife will stop nagging him.

TORN
(19 min, drama)
Directed by Renata Green-Gaber
A 17th century Englishwoman awakes in America from a fevered state mysteriously drawn to a handsome colonial she believes saved her life, not knowing she was saved in fact by the “kiss” of an English vampire.

Killer Munchies
(26 min, comedy)
Directed by Brian Lally
Loyalty leads to redemption for three stoner vampires.


Saturday, 10:30 a.m. Shorts

Love Lost
(6 min, drama)
Directed by Harris Markson, Jessie Shapiro
A year after his young wife dies, a troubled young man decides to take his life at the spot they met.

LIE
(10 min, drama)
Directed by Vaughn Juares
In 1968 Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys met a dynamic and passionate singer/songwriter and introduced him to Hollywood. The artist's name was Charles Manson.

Amy & Elliot
(10 min, comedy)
Directed by Christopher Leps
One week before her wedding, Amy's best friend, Elliot, finds the courage to declare that he does not approve of her fiance...and reveals another secret as well.

The Lifter Upper
(11 min, comedy)
Directed by Micah Chambers-Goldberg
When deeply depressed woman needs help a professional “Lifter Upper of Spirits” is called in, only to find her to be his toughest case yet.

The Whisperer Whisperer
(12 min, comedy)
Directed by Christopher Purdy, Tom Hensley
Because sometimes even whisperers need whispering.

Lunch Break 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.


Saturday, 1 p.m. Shorts

Hand Slap Game
(3 min, comedy)
Directed by Lincoln Hoppe
A classic version of the “hand slap game” takes a few turns for the worse.

Reading To Jack
(10 min, drama)
Directed by John Savant
Sixteen year old Michael, who has admired Jessica from afar for as long as he can remember, finds his prayers answered when she asks him to be her prom date. But a promise to his sick little brother could ruin his dream dream come true.

Thirsty Guy
(12 min, comedy)
Directed by Kyle Cowgill
A guy in the desert gets into all kinds of trouble trying to find a drink.

Wake Up!
(17 min, comedy/horror)
Directed by Viet Nguyen
A complacent husband is forced to get it together when he learns that his wife's deadly nightmares are becoming a reality.


Saturday, 2:30 Shorts

The Opposites of Attraction
(6 min, comedy)
Directed by Nicole Marie Milakovich
The story of boy meets girl, boy falls for girl, boy finds out girl is disgustingly messy. Anthony must learn to deal with Chloe's less than perfect lifestyle if he wants to continue a relationship with with the girl of his dreams.

Broomba
(20 min, comedy)
Directed by Ricardo Ultreras
An untidy man turns to the latest modern invention for help cleaning up his act.

Endless Love
(20 min, comedy)
Directed by Brian Finifter
Michael, with some help from his friend Jake, goes to desperate measures to try and get out of his nightmare relationship.


Saturday, 4 p.m. Shorts

Hold Up
(5 min, drama)
Directed by John Roney
Three young people looking for something excitement decide to hold up the local corner store. However, nothing goes the way they planned.

Ugly, Strong & Dignified
(25 min, drama)
Directed by Rob Gordon
A John Wayne obsessed psychopath and his mute sidekick embark on a spree of murderous mayhem guided by the voice of The Duke himself. This deadly duos's reign of terror takes them to the house of six unsuspecting friends, where a sexy game of spin the bottle turns deadly.

Dinner Break 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.


Saturday, 7 p.m. A Short & Feature Film

Repeat After Me
(15 min, comedy/mockumentary)
Directed by Holly Gagnier
A Hollywood acting class goes awry.

The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle
(98 min, comedy)
Directed by David Russo
After he loses his high-paying job, Dory (Marshall Allman, HBO's “True Blood”) takes a gig as a night janitor in order to pay rent. Alone late at night inside a market research firm, he soon discovers the company is experimenting on their other janitors.

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